Firelights (Bass)
Timestamps taken from this video: https://youtu.be/Wul2yeGo3Wk
Tab for 5-string bass tuned to drop A.
BPM = 113 (small changes through the song)
[Verse 1] (00:18)
There's a problem with this part – that G sounds definitely like G0, that means you can't play it in drop A,
but it only appears in that section and the song is most probably played in drop A, so I skipped it. If you
really want to play it, tune your lowest string to G and play it like this:
4/4
r r r r \
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| | play
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| | x4
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |
G|------------0-----2-----(2)----------------------(2)----------------------(2)----------------------| /
[Pre-chorus] (00:54)
(Played on bass synth, back to drop A)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|5-----------------------(5)----------------------|5-----------------------(5)----------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[Chorus] (01:03)
(Back to electric bass guitar)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|3-----------------------|3-----------------------|
A|0--------------------0--|0-----------------------|---------------------3--|---3--3--------3--3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------3--|------------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|
E|------------------------|---3--3-----------3\----|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|
A|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|
E|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|
A|0--------------------0--|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|
E|------------5-----------(5)-3--3-----------------|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|
A|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3\----|
[Bridge] (01:37)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------3--|5-----------------------(5)----------------------|
A|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------5-/8-/|10----------------------(10)---------10\8--5-\3--|
A|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[Pre-verse] (01:54)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------5-----5-----(5)----------------------|------------5-----------|------------------------|
A|0--------0--------------|---0--0--0--7-----5--7--|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-0--0--7--8-----7-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------7-----------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------5-----------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-0--0-----10\7--5--7--|5--------5--------5--5--(5)-5--5-----3-----2-----|
[Verse 2] (02:11)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------5-----------|------------------------|------------5-----------|------------------------|
A|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-0--0--0--7-----5--7--|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-0--5--7--8-----7-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------5-----------|------------------------|------------5-----------|------------------------|
A|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-0--0-----10\7--5-----|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-5--5--7--3h-5--2-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------5-----------|------------------------|------------5-----------|------------------------|
A|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-0--0--0--7-----5--7--|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-0--5--7--8-----7-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------7-----------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------5-----------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|0--------0--------0--0--(0)-0--0-----10\7--5--7--|5--------5--------5--5--(5)-5--5h-7--3h-5--2-----|
[Pre-chorus] (02:45)
(2 bars rest)
(Played on bass synth)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|5-----------------------(5)----------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
[Chorus] (02:53)
(Back to electric bass guitar)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|3-----------------------|3-----------------------|
A|0--------------------0--|0-----------------------|---------------------3--|---3--3-----------3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------3--|------------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|
E|------------------------|---3--3-----------3\----|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|
A|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|
E|------------------------|---3--3--------------3--|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|
A|0--------------------0--|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|
E|------------5--------5--(5)-3--3-----------3-----|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|
A|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3/----|
[Breakdown] (03:27)
(16th notes!)
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
(back to earlier notation)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
A|5-----------8-----------|
[Solo] (03:46)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------5-----------|5--4--4-----------4\----|------------5--8-----5--|4-----------------4\----|
A|0--------------------0--|------------------------|0--------0--------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------5--------5--|5--4--4-----------4\----|------------5--8-----5--|4-----------------------|
A|0-----------------------|------------------------|0--------0--------------|------------6-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
A|5-----------8-----------|
[Interlude] (04:05)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|5-----------------------|4-----------------------|5-----------5--8--8--5--|4-----------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|4-----------------------|------------------------|4-----------------------|
A|0-----------------0-----|------------------------|0-----------0--3--3--2--|------------6-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
A|5-----------8-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|5-----------------5-----|4-----------------------|5--------------8--8--5--|4-----------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|4-----------------------|------------------------|4-----------------------|
A|0-----------------0-----|------------------------|0-----------0--3--3--0--|------------6--6--6--6--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|5-----------------------|5-----------------------|5-----------------------|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[Outro chorus] (04:50)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|---3--3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----------|3-----------------------|
A|0--------------------0--|0-----------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------3--|------------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|
E|------------5-----------|---3--3-----------3\----|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|
A|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---3--3-----------------|
E|------------5--------5--|---3--3--------------3\-|0-----------------------(0)----------------------|
A|0--0--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3\----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|3-----3-----3-----------|
E|------------5--------5--(5)-3--3-----------3\----|0-----------------------|------------------------|
A|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3\----|
(I can't really hear what's
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + happening here, so I assumed
G|------------------------| it's just C)
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------| (hold note)
E|------------------------|
A|0-----------------------|
************************************
| r Rest
| (n) Ligature (hold note over bar line)
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
4/4 --> time signature
. r --> rests and other effects
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + --> rhythm notation
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
A|----------------|
************************************
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